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In 30 consecutive analyses, the relative standard deviation (RSD) of the 5hmdC and 5fdC peak areas is 2.0% and 3.2%, respectively. In this case, no stable isotope-labeled standard is required for internal calibration. We further performed a comprehensive profiling of DNA cytosine modifications in 26 tissues of age-different C57BL/6N mice. Interestingly, we found that only liver 5hmdC abundance increases with the increasing age of adult mice, suggesting that liver 5hmdC might be a potential indicator of age in adulthood.Low-molecular-weight poly-γ-glutamic acid (LMW-γ-PGA) has attracted much attention because of its many potential applications in food, agriculture, medicine and cosmetics. Enzymatic degradation is an efficient way for synthesis of LMW-γ-PGA. However, the stereochemistry of γ-PGA limits the degradation of γ-PGA. This study identifies the role of γ-PGA synthase (pgsA) and glutamate racemase (racE) in the regulation of γ-PGA stereochemistry and demonstrates their combinational use for LMW-γ-PGA synthesis. Firstly, the expression of pgsA and racE were enhanced, leading to improvements both in the molecular weight (Mw) and D-glutamate proportion of γ-PGA. Then, an optimal combination of pgsA, racE and γ-PGA hydrolase pgdS was constructed by exchanging the gene origins for synthesis of LMW-γ-PGA. Finally, the Mw of γ-PGA was decreased to 6-8 kDa, which was much lower compared with the case without stereochemistry switching (20-30 kDa). This study provides a novel strategy to control the Mw of γ-PGA based on stereochemistry regulation and lays a solid foundation for synthesis of LMW-γ-PGA.Lakes in the Midwest and Northeast United States are at risk of anthropogenic chloride contamination, but there is little knowledge of the prevalence and spatial distribution of freshwater salinization. Here, we use a quantile regression forest (QRF) to leverage information from 2773 lakes to predict the chloride concentration of all 49 432 lakes greater than 4 ha in a 17-state area. The QRF incorporated 22 predictor variables, which included lake morphometry characteristics, watershed land use, and distance to the nearest road and interstate. Model predictions had an r2 of 0.94 for all chloride observations, and an r2 of 0.86 for predictions of the median chloride concentration observed at each lake. The four predictors with the largest influence on lake chloride concentrations were low and medium intensity development in the watershed, crop density in the watershed, and distance to the nearest interstate. Almost 2000 lakes are predicted to have chloride concentrations above 50 mg L-1 and should be monitored. We encourage management and governing agencies to use lake-specific model predictions to assess salt contamination risk as well as to augment their monitoring strategies to more comprehensively protect freshwater ecosystems from salinization.Objective Describe characteristics, daily care and outcomes of patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Design Case series of 73 patients. Setting Large tertiary hospital in Milan. Participants Mechanically ventilated patients with confirmed COVID-19 admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) between 20 February and 2 April 2020. Main outcome measures Demographic and daily clinical data were collected to identify predictors of early mortality. Results Of the 73 patients included in the study, most were male (83.6%), the median age was 61 years (interquartile range [IQR], 54-69 years), and hypertension affected 52.9% of patients. Lymphocytopenia (median, 0.77 x 103 per mm3 ; IQR, 0.58-1.00 x 103 per mm3), hyperinflammation with C-reactive protein (median, 184.5 mg/dL; IQR, 108.2-269.1 mg/dL) and pro-coagulant status with D-dimer (median, 10.1 μg/m; IQR, 5.0-23.8 μg/m) were present. Median tidal volume was 6.7 mL/kg (IQR, 6.0-7.5 mL/kg), and median positive en.gov identifier NCT04318366.Background Bypass graft surgery remains an important treatment option for left main and multi-vessel coronary artery disease. Approximately 2% of saphenous vein grafts are lost immediately after the coronary artery bypass graft operations, and 12% are lost in the first month due to thrombosis. Aims The aim of this study is to administer one anticoagulant and two antiplatelet agents in a way that locally affects the vein graft before the bypass operation and to thereby analyse their effects on early graft thrombosis. Study Design Animal experimentation. Methods Since ticagrelor was used locally for the first time in this study, its efficacy with combinations of other drugs [only Acetylsalicylic acid (ASA), ASA and Ticagrelor, ASA-Ticagrelor-Unfractionated Heparin (UFH)] was examined on rats including control (untreated) and sham (pluronic gel) group (n=14 for each group). Before the tunica adventitia layer of the femoral veins was bypassed to the femoral artery, it was coated with the drug-eluting pluronic F-1ntations, on the vein graft before the bypass is performed can prevent the loss of vein grafts due to thrombus, thereby reducing the mortality and morbidity of these patients.BACKGROUND Autonomic neuropathy (AN) commonly arises as a long-term complication in diabetes mellitus and can be diagnosed from heart rate variability (HRV), calculated from electrocardiogram recordings. Psychosocial stress also affects HRV and could be one of several confounders for cardiac AN. The present work investigated the impact of psychosocial stress on HRV in individuals with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) and assessed the use of salivary cortisol as a biomarker for psychosocial stress in this context. METHODS A total of 167 individuals 6-60 years old (113 with T1DM and 54 healthy controls) underwent 24-hr ECG recordings with HRV analysis. Salivary cortisol was sampled thrice during the registration day. Perceived psychosocial stress along with other factors of possible importance for the interpretation of HRV was documented in a diary. RESULTS Heart rate variability (high-frequency power during sleep) was reduced (p  less then  .05) with older age, longer diabetes duration, higher mean glucose levels, physical inactivity, and perceived psychosocial stress. Salivary cortisol levels in the evening were increased (p  less then  .05) in women in ovulation phase, in individuals with preceding hypoglycemia or with hyperglycemia. The amplitude of salivary cortisol was reduced (p  less then  .05) with the presence of perceived psychosocial stress, but only in adult healthy controls, not in individuals with diabetes. CONCLUSION Psychosocial stress might be a confounder for reduced HRV when diagnosing cardiac AN in T1DM. Salivary cortisol is, however, not a useful biomarker for psychosocial stress in diabetes since the physiological stress of both hypoglycemia and hyperglycemia seems to overrule the effect of psychosocial stress on cortisol. © 2020 The Authors. Annals of Noninvasive Electrocardiology published by Wiley Periodicals LLC.OBJECTIVES To review 15-year trends in respiratory care of extremely preterm infants managed in a tertiary perinatal center; to identify the factors contributing to their evolution; and to determine whether these changes had an impact on infant mortality, severe morbidity, and growth. METHODS Retrospective cohort study of infants born at 23 to 26 weeks' gestation between 2003 and 2017. Changes in respiratory care were assessed in three 5-year periods. Logistic regression was used to examine the factors associated with prolonged duration (ie, greater than the median) of invasive mechanical ventilation (IMV), noninvasive ventilation (NIV), and overall respiratory support (ORS), and those associated with adequate weight and head circumference growth. RESULTS Of the 396 actively treated neonates, 268 (68%) survived to discharge. Between the first and third periods, IMV duration decreased from 22 (6-37) to 4 (1-14.0) days (P  less then  .001), that of NIV increased from 24 (14-34) to 56 (44-66) days (P  less then  .001), and that of ORS from 50 (34-68) to 63 (52-77) days (P  less then  .001). Study period (2003-2007 vs 2013-2017) was the main factor associated with prolonged IMV (P  less then  .001). Use of high-flow nasal cannula was the main factor associated with prolonged NIV (P = .02) and ORS (P = .02). NIV duration was associated with adequate postnatal weight (P = .003) and head circumference (P = .03) growth. Severe morbidities in survivors, including bronchopulmonary dysplasia, and survival at hospital discharge were comparable across the study periods. CONCLUSIONS Respiratory management was characterized by a marked reduction in IMV. NIV withdrawal protocols are necessary to limit ORS duration while respecting postnatal growth requirements. © 2020 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.Cutaneous leishmaniasis is commonly caused by Leishmania major and Leishmania tropica. In the present study, the differential expression of proteins was identified in the amastigote-like forms of L. tropica and L. major in Iranian isolates. Initially, the samples were cultured and identified using PCR-RFLP technique. The Leishmania isolates were then grown in host-free (axenic) culture and prepared to amastigote-like forms, followed by the extraction of their proteins. To identify significant differentially expressed proteins (DEPs) of two types of Leishmania, the label-free quantitative proteomic technique was used based on sequential window acquisition of all theoretical fragment ion spectra mass spectrometry. A total of 51 up/down-DEPs (fold change >2 and p-value less then .05) were identified between the axenic amastigote forms of L. major and L. tropica. Of these, 34 and 17 proteins were up-regulated in L. major and L. tropica, respectively. Several enriched GO terms were identified via biological process analyses for DEPs; furthermore, the metabolic process and translation were disclosed as top category in the up-regulated proteins of both L. CompK cell line major and L. tropica species. Also, the KEGG analysis revealed carbon metabolism and metabolic pathways term as the top pathways in the proteins up-regulated in L. major and L. tropica, respectively. Taken together, the numerous novel DEPs identified between the studied species could help fully understand the molecular mechanisms of pathogenesis and provide potential drug targets and vaccine candidates. © 2020 International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.BACKGROUND Asthmatic patients may benefit from exercise training, although the effects of a combined aerobic and resistance training program are still poorly investigated in children and adolescents. OBJECTIVE To analyze the effects of a combined exercise training (resistance and aerobic) program on aerobic fitness, lung function, asthma control and quality of life in a group of mild-moderate asthmatic children with exercise symptoms. METHODS This was a 12-week randomized controlled trial including children and adolescents diagnosed with mild-moderate asthma and presenting exercise-induced symptoms. The intervention group (IG) performed the exercise training (resistance and aerobic) 3 days/week, for 60 minutes. The control group (CG) followed routine clinical orientations. The main outcomes were cardiorespiratory fitness, muscle strength, lung function, quality of life, asthma control, and functional tests after 3 months of the intervention. RESULTS Fifty-three patients (IG = 25 and CG = 28) with a mean age of 11.